there aren't even words to describe it." Outside in Manger Square, the atmosphere was festive.

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Milton shows unusually little interest in the miraculousness of the conception or anything like the domestic details of the manger scene.

不同寻常的是，弥尔顿没有太对,怀孕这一奇迹或其他的事情感兴趣,像马槽这个内在的细节。

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Can you tell us about Pret a Manger?

你能给我们讲讲普雷特公司吗？

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Manger Square was decked out with Christmas trees and lights and Palestinian flags.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

we don't know -- Milton tells someone to hurry up think of this -- to hurry up with the inspiration of the ode, because Milton can see the Three Wise Men bearing their gifts as they dutifully follow the Star of Bethlehem to the manger.

我们不知道-弥尔顿告诉某个人赶紧,用颂歌中的灵感想一下，因为弥尔顿能看到术士们正在贡献馨香,当他们忠实得追随伯利恒明星来到马槽的时候。

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with thy humble ode," he's also saying that the wise men should be prevented from making it to the manger at all, that somehow the wise men need to be headed off at the pass and precluded from presenting any gifts to the Infant God that may compete with the so-called humble ode of John Milton.

要尽先把你们卑微的歌辞献上“,他同时也在说应该阻止那些术士们,不让他们到达马槽那里，不管用什么方式，都要在途中阻拦住那些术士们,不让他们把与弥尔顿所谓的谦逊的颂歌,相竞争的礼物,放在圣婴的脚下。

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